Christianity has such a contemptible opinion of human nature that it d…

Robert Green Ingersoll
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Christianity has such a contemptible opinion of human nature that it does not believe a man can tell the truth unless frightened by a belief in god. No lower opinion of the human race has ever been expressed. ✨ Joseph Lewis, Robert Green Ingersoll (1957). Ingersoll the Magnificent: To which Has Been Added a Special Arrangement of Some Gems from Ingersoll for Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage
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